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Norwood ‘State of the Union’ midyear update shows reading and math gains, lower chronic absenteeism in places

Norwood School Committee (Town of Norwood) · January 15, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent and curriculum leaders presented a midyear dashboard showing literacy gains in grades 1–4, improvement on winter benchmark math assessments, success moving ~200 students out of the lowest reading category, and district efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism through attendance teams and family outreach.

The school committee heard a midyear “State of the Union” presentation that administrators designed as a running dashboard of academic, behavior and engagement indicators intended to guide midyear adjustments.

Doctor Munoz and JJ outlined early literacy progress — in grades 1 through 4 more than half of students are at or above grade level on the district’s early reading assessment, and administrators reported nearly 200 students had moved out of the most‑concerning category into better performance bands. On mathematics, Renaissance STAR winter…

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